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11152 (2010).
refers to
Accountable Care Organizations under the
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Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in
Health Care (1996)
Health Care
Statements], available at http://www.ftc.gov/
at 8387, 11011.
Attorney Gen., Antitrust Div., U.S. Dept of Justice,
Fed. Trade Commn, Advisory Opinions
(19822010), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bc/
Public Law 11148, section 3022 (2010).
Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program:
(2002Present),
available at http://www.ftc.gov/bc/
healthcare/industryguide/opinionguidance.htm.
Opinion from FTC Staff (April 13, 2009) (evaluating
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just in name. The Health Care Statements explain
the ACO may comprise a specialty not found in any
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undertaken a good-faith search for the documents
and information specified in this Policy Statement
1. The application and all supporting
documents that the ACO plans to
c. The identity, including points of
contact, of the five largest commercial
d. The identity of any other existing
or proposed ACO known to operate, or
known to plan to operate, in any PSA
in which the ACO will provide services
All of the above documents and
information must be received by the
Within 90 days of receiving all of the
above documents and information, the
1. has no present intent to challenge
or recommend challenging the ACO, as
2. is likely to challenge or recommend
challenging the ACO if it proceeds.
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regulations. Medicare Program: Physicians
Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They
regarding the application of the antitrust
laws to its formation and planned
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V. Request for Comments
The Agencies seek public comment
from health care providers, payers,
consumers, antitrust practitioners, and
(a) The necessity of and practical
utility for the proposed collection of
(b) The accuracy of the estimated time
and cost to prepare responses to the
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
collecting the information on those who
Interested parties are invited to
submit written comments electronically
Enforcement Policy Regarding ACOs
both
in the text and on the envelope. Please
FTC Web site, at
comments/aco-comments/index.shtm.
Because comments will be made
public, they should not include any
as provided in Section
6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
Because mail delivered to the FTC by
the U.S. Postal Service is subject to
https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
(and following
the instructions on the web-based form).
If this Notice
appears at
you may also file an electronic
comment through that Web site. The
to read the Notice and the news
release describing it.
A comment filed in paper form
should reference the
both in the text and on
the envelope, and should be mailed or
Federal Trade Commission, Office of the
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provides:
[44 U.S.C. 3501
preamble to proposed rule.
amended Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395
18a, as amended by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, Public Law 94435, 90
precautions.
The FTC Act and other laws the
Commission administers permit the
i.e.,
200 submissions.
In developing an estimate of the time
necessary for applying ACOs to collect
HSR premerger notification filings,
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HUMAN SERVICES
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New
System of Records
Office of Grants and
Acquisition Policy and Accountability
In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
As an
IT investment, HCAS is monitored by
At HHS, there were seven different
systems in place to support the people
Acquisition System (HCAS) is an
initiative to reduce the number of
employ.
HCAS replaced varying Procurement
Request Information System (PRISM)
Effective Dates:
OGAPA filed a new system report with